Honorary Canadians

Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist Track Title
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Time After Time And I Love Her
Priscilla* Rollins Goody Goody Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Happy Dolls Misty Blue Show Album No. 1
Alpha Centauri You Shot Me Down ST
The Revelaires* She Wears My Ring You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring
Alpha Centauri Hard Life ST
Zambonis* Haunted Hockey Rink To Bleed Black and Gold
Ellen McIlwaine Ode to Billie Joe Honky Tonk Angel
David Amram Old Man and the Children Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Sidewinders Gift to the Sun Flatfoot Hustlin'
Jack Holland Waco The Eyes of a Dreamer
Ernie* Smith Top Rankin Skankin To Behold Jah
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways To It (It's Love) We the People
Sidewinders Time For Loving Flatfoot Hustlin'
Zambonis* The Hockey Song Playoff Fever
Nelson* Riddle Moving Ahead British Columbia Suite
Jonathan Edwards Never Together Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine All to You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Don't You Have any Love in Your Heart? Ellen McIlwaine
Alpha Centauri Love Only You ST
Aarons And Ackley* L.A. You And I
Oscar* McLollie Buried Alive ST
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars Maple Sugar Two Step Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* The Lady is a Tramp Amist the Black Eyes
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Black Eyes (Ship of) Amist the Black Eyes
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Munition Maker War War War
Oscar* McLollie Help Me Make It Through the Night ST
David Amram Alfred the Hog Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Buddy Knox Party Doll ST
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* You're My Honey I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine We the People We the People
Ellen McIlwaine Can't Find My Way Home Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Exponians Wicked Woman Wicked Woman My Peaceful World
Cal* Bostic Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle) Introducing...
Ellen McIlwaine It's Growing Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ron Richardson Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental) Ooh Wee Babe // Ooh Wee Babe (instrumental)
Cal* Bostic In Love Again (Cal Bostic) Introducing...
Oscar* McLollie For the Good Times ST
David Amram Your Smile On My Mind Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* Hopak Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* You Belong to Me You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)
Ernie* Smith Money Can't Buy Life Skareggae
Charmaines* The One For Me (You Are) Hypnotized b/w The One For Me (promo)
Mike* Ferro Soldier In The Rain Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain
Aarons And Ackley* Devil Song ST
Ellen McIlwaine Weird of Hermiston Honky Tonk Angel
Ellen McIlwaine Sliding We the People
Loni Gamble Circles ST
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* I Loved a Widow Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection
Priscilla* Rollins Cry Cry Baby Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* Till You're Loving Me Again I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Ain't No Two Ways About It (It's Love) Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Honky Tonk Angel
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Show and Tell Love Serenade
David Amram Greasy Spoon Summer Nights, Winter Rain
Zambonis* Boom Boom Boom To Bleed Black and Gold
Buddy Knox Rock House ST
Joe* Glazer It Could be a Wonderful World A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)
Albert Jones* You Stole My Love The Facts of Life
Aarons And Ackley* There Is A Lady ST
Ellen McIlwaine Farther Along Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* I'm Gonna Love You Baby I'm a Song
Ellen McIlwaine Crawling Kingsnake Fear Itself
Sidewinders I Like Your Stuff Flatfoot Hustlin'
Albert Jones* She Lost Her Faith The Facts of Life
Jonathan Edwards Evangelina Sailboat
Ellen McIlwaine Wade in the Water Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Priscilla* Rollins Going Out of My Head Over You Lover's Choice Vol. 1
Doc Holiday* Canadian State of Mind Canadian State of Mind b/w Canadian State of Mind
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra Lady's Dream And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith To Behold Jah To Behold Jah
Dils* Not Worth It (Ca ne veux pas le pleine) Made In Canada
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Halya Несе Галя Воду Ukrainian Pops
Oscar* McLollie She's a Child Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child
Ellen McIlwaine Underground River Fear Itself
Aarons And Ackley* Lay Me Down ST
Ellen McIlwaine Losing You Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* Can't Eat Shirley Lewis Show Band
Country Mcdonald Joe* The Twins War War War
Dils* Red Rockers (Les rockers rouge) Made In Canada
Ernie* Smith Ska Medley: Jamaica Ska; Humpty Dumpty; A Little More Oil; Six And Seven Books; Oh Manny Oh Skareggae
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) Street Girl Love Serenade
Jonathan Edwards People Get Ready Sailboat
Loni Gamble Dance to it ST
Ellen McIlwaine Cure My Blues Everybody Needs It
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study) You're Getting Better Love Serenade
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir* Here Come the Hawks Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)
Zambonis* Cool Shots (Theme Song) To Bleed Black and Gold
Jack Holland Get it Behind You Girl The Eyes of a Dreamer
Buddy Knox Teasable, Pleasable You ST (mono)
Yukon* Nova Scotia Nova Scotia b/w Genius
Oscar* McLollie Love Will Get You ST
Matt Lucas* The Old Man The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On
Jack Holland The Eyes of a Dreamer The Eyes of a Dreamer
Kyiv Pops Orchestra* Green Rye Ukrainian Pops
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra It Only Takes a Moment And I Love Her
Ernie* Smith Oh But If I Skareggae
Buddy Knox Maybelline ST
Oscar* McLollie As Long As You Care at All So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All
Happy Dolls Pick Up the Pieces Show Album No. 1

Ridni Naspivy Ensemble* - Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

Kyiv, 🇺🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

The Revelaires* - Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

Detroit, Michigan, 🇺🇸 → Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

Ursa Major* - ST

New York, New York, U.S.A.

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

Nashville, Tennessee, 🇺🇸 → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, 🇺🇸 → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

Nashville, Tennessee, USA → Kobe, Japan → Atlanta, Georgia → Greenwich Village, New York City, New York, USA → Montréal, Québec → Toronto, Ontario → Calgary, Alberta, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

Washington, DC, USA

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

Sicklerville, New Jersey, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Newton, Massachusetts, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

Birmingham, England, UK→Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

Anniston, Alabama, 🇺🇸→Port Arthur, Ontario, 🇨🇦→Erie, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Aarons And Ackley* - ST

Portland, Oregon, 🇺🇸 (Jim Ackley); Cleveland, Ohio, 🇺🇸 (Chuck Aarons) - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

Memphis, Tennessee, USA → London, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

Keady, County Armagh, Northern Ireland → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸 → Vancouver, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Dover, New Hampshire, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - ST

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

Caldwell County, Louisiana → Los Angeles, California, 🇺🇸 → Chilliwack, British Columbia, 🇨🇦 → Oakland, California, 🇺🇸

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 🇺🇸*

FEATURED

Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

Mercer Island, Washington, 🇺🇸

FEATURED

Loni Gamble - ST

Philadelphia, 🇺🇸 - Montréal, Québec, 🇨🇦

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

Cincinnati, Ohio, USA

FEATURED

Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

Gary, Indiana, 🇺🇸 - Toronto, Ontario, 🇨🇦

FEATURED

Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Nassau, Bahamas - Toronto, Ontario

Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection

You're So Wrong b/w She Wears My Ring

Great Pretender b/w Cab Driver

The Revelaires (3)

The Revelaires (2)

The Revelaires

The Revelaires You're So Wrong (1)

The Revelaires Great Pre (1)

Matt Gets Blue

ST

Ursa Major - ST Side 2

Ursa Major - ST Side 1

Ursa Major - ST BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Honky Tonk Angel

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 02

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel LABEL 01

Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel BACK

Ellen McIlwaine

Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

Everybody Needs It

We the People

Fear Itself

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself (5)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (8)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (7)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (6)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (4)

Ellen McIlwaine - ST (3)

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